Lighting-fixture.



E. M. SMITH.

LIGHTING FIXTURE. I APPLIOA'IION FILED FEB. 21, 1914. 1 1 06,685. Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

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LIGHTING FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1914.

19106385; Patented Au .11,1914,

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A CORPORATION.

LIGHTING-FIXTURE.

Patented Ant Elli, iflild.

Application filed February 21, 1914. Serial No. 320,109.

To all whom it mo concern:

it known that I, ESMONB M. SMITH, citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Cihio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Lighting-Fixtures, of Whih the following is a specification.

".fhisinvention reistes to lighting fixtures, and the i Y ntion comprises a simple and practical org-eitiinstion of parts especially designed for c triclamps and to give indirect or. semi- 5 lighting effects, all sul stantially cs i191. ein shown and described and more particularly pc .ited out in the claims. in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 of the fixture, and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View thereof. Fig; 3 is a side view, and Fig. 4 a sectional view of the inverted shade suspended in an inclined position. Figs. 5 and Gare perspective views of a link and a link coupling; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the detachable cap for the bottom of the. shade or reflector. V The device comprises a hell-shaped sleeve or member 2 secured to a pipe or other suit,- able support by a not 3, and an electric lamp socket is attired to the pipe andinclosed Within and apart from the member 2.

The depending flaring rim 5 has key opcn ings '6, three or more, which are adapted to receive the ball ends 7 of a set of rigid links or rods 8 having open hooks at their outer extremities wherewith a hinged and detachable connection may be made with the separate coupling studs 10 which project through openings 11 in the flaring rim of the bowl or inverted shade oi reflector 152. This shade may be of any suitable shape or design. Each stud 10 has an opening 'at one endnnd a head at its other end and the stem adjacent the head is rounded to permit free rotation of the stud in the round opening 11 in the Wall ofthe shade. The bowl or shade is generally made of glass, although other material, opaque or translucent, may he used. Rotatability of the stud and a perfectly free-turning connectionfor the link 8 is of advantage, espe cially when the ball end of any one of the said links is detached from the member 2 end the shade is suspended in an'inclined' position from the other links as shown in It is possible to lower the shade at three diti'erent radial points of the fixture and the links are easily disconnected from member tion of parts. The shade may be entire v 2 by lifting the ball ends thereof out of the narrow portions of the key-slots, but otherwise the Weight of the shade will hold the said ends of the links securely in place in. said key-slots The ball. ends of the links are also curved or bent an angle to the main body of the stem to sure this locking union of the parts, especially when the shade is dropped or lowered and hangs by gravit at the center of the tore. The bent on s also accommodate the turning of the links in the slots and relieve the member 2 of twisting strains, and the free link connection at the studs, and the rotatability oi the studs in the shade also provides accommodating movements which relieve all bind and strain in this organizedisconnected from member by removing all of the links from the key-slots, and it 1 also a simple matter to unnook each link from its stud and to remove the stud from its opening in the shade providing that the link is manipulated properly for this purpose. -Tl1e fixture is easily assembled or iii separated, and also tilted to give access to the lamp 1 1 and socket 4 as Well as to the interior of the's'hade when it is necessary to clean the same. The bottom of the shade is shown as having a clean-out opening 15 and a metal cap 10 closes this opening but is removably supported from the annulmhead 17 by the spring fingers l8.

What I claim is:

a sldtted member, and rods hinged to said shade having locking ends detachably err gaged with said member,

2. A lighting fixture comprising an iiivei'lcd shade having a. rim with openings, central meinberhavin openings, and and coupling members removsbly se Within the respective openings in the member and shade. p

3. A lighting fi ture comprising a shade having a rim provided with openings, studs seated Within saidv hinged engagement with said studs and pro vided with ball ends, and a central membe having key-openings for the bolt-ends or said rods.

4. A li liting fixture comprising a sice a member aving key-openings, rods "hav bent ends and enlargements theroet' indetachable seating engagement with said 03Klopenings, rods having detachably engaged \iith said rod eyes, :1 nd a shade having openings to seat said studs. In testimony whereof I niiix my signature two witnesses.

ESMOND M. SLH'IH.

ings, studs hinged to the enter ends of said rods, and a shade having openings in which said studs are free to turn.

5. A lighting fixture comprising a lump in presence of socket support, a sleeve member having keyopenings, rods having bent inner ends provided with ball extremities and the outer ends of said rods having eyes, swivel studs Witnesses:

J. J. KOJAN, R. B. M03212. 

